A Shaiva Sadhu from Italy.It was estimated that 30 million people visited the Maha Kumbha Mela in 1989 making it the largest gathering of any kind in modern history.Sadhus holy men and pilgrims come to bathe at the Sangam where the Ganges,Yamuna and Saraswati Rivers meet. Maha Kumbha Mela is held every twelve years at Prayag (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh in India.It was estimated that 30 million pilgrims visited the Maha Kumbha Mela in 1989 making it the largest gathering of any kind in modern history.Sadhus holy men and pilgrims come to bathe at the Sangam where the Ganges,Yamuna and Saraswati Rivers meet. Maha Kumbha Mela is held every twelve years at Prayag (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh in India.